Metallic railway-tie.



. Patented luly l6, l90l. J. C. FITZSIMMONS. v METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

. (Application filed Apr. 19, 1901.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. FITZSIMMONS, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

M ETALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICA TIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 67%,463, dated July16, 1901.

Application filed April 19, 1901. Serial No. 56.617. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that L'JOHN C. FITZSIMMONS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMetallic Railway- Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being hadto the accompanying'drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmetallic ties for railroads, and has for its object the production of avery simple and durable tie which may be pressed or otherwiseconstructed of sheet metal or cast and which in practice firmly holdsthe rails against depression and against sidewise movement.

My invention also contemplates the provision of means by which the railswhen worn may be properly alinecl and fixedly held after suchadjustment. 3

The nature of my invention will be readily comprehended, reference beinghad to the following detailed description and to the accompanyingdrawings, in which ,Figure 1 is a perspective view of a railwaytieembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing one rail securedin place. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig.4: is a cross-sectional view on line 4 4. of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A denotes the tie, which is ofinverted- U form in cross-section and open at its ends to receiveballast. At a a are elongated openings for the insertion of ballast andtamping-tools.

B B denote flanges which are integral with the tie and extend outwardlyfrom the lower end of each side a. The end portions b b of each flangeare of arch of concavo-convex form in cross-section, whereby broadconcave surfaces are presented to the'road-bed and sinking of the tieand rails is effectually prevented. The middle portion of each tie sideis formed to present a recess or pocket a and the middle portion 1) ofeach flange is preferably flat. When in place, these recesses are filledwith ballast, which, prevents endwise movement of the tie, andconsequently sidewise movement of the rails. The recesses may be of theform shown or of any other form which provides shoulders, between whichthe ballast is packed.

The rails are secured to the tie preferably by fish-plates G 0, two ofwhich flank each rail and are bolted thereto, as shown. The fish-platesare bolted to the tie, and to provide for the alinement or adjustment ofthe rails whenever necessary a number of bolt-holes d d are made in thetop of the tie. By this means the rails may be properly alined and wornrails adjusted without disturbing the ties, which will greatlyfacilitate this work.

7 The tie may be pressed from sheet metal, and hence may beinexpensively made. The construction is simple and the tie very durableand will be found highly efficient in prac tice.

I claim as my invention- 1. A metallic railway-tie of inverted-U formhaving outwardly extending basefianges and having in its sides above theflanges depressions forming pockets for the reception of ballast.

2. A metallic railway-tie of inverted-U form having outwardly extendingbaseflanges concave on their under side and having in its sides abovethe flanges depressions forming pockets for the reception of ballast.

3. A metallic railway-tie of inverted-U form having outwardly extendingbase flanges, and having in its sides above the flanges depressionsforming pockets for the reception of ballast, and provided in its topwith a series of bolt-holes permitting adj ustment of the rails.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. FITZS IMMONS.

Witnesses:

OHARLEY BAMBARGER, WM. B. ARMSTRONG.

